Wells River High School - Chatterbox Yearbook (Wells River, VT)

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OoOV flTcR, A OIJR MODEL T The town was dull, So the fellows and me, Saved our pennies and bought a Model T. The fenders were dented, And the lights were smashed, The pistons were worn so they looked like hash. A little fixing was all she needed. We fixed her up so she looked like a car, And made her run like a shooting star. We went for a ride one day. I put the throttle clear to the floor, But we struck a bump and off flew a door. The roof fell in. The floor fell out. We went sailing round about. The darn thing stopped on the railroad track. We couldn’t get it started to save our neck, And when the train got through, the car was a wreck. STANLEY BOYCE, ’52 — Eleven —

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George Martin — Chuck Mayo ................... Birdie's latest devotion Blanche Cushing — Caroline ..............................Tom s Aunt Nancy Gould — Sylvia Webster ...................... Tom’s great dislike Marion Webster — Peaches Carter.......................... Oke’s fiancee Patricia Stearns — Asma ..................................... the maid Ann Demeritt — Birdie Laverne........................ a movie enthusiast Betty Guay — Barbara Sanford ................................ fascinating When the play opens, it is graduation time for Tom and Oke, who live by themselves in an apartment. Tom has a reputation for being a woman-hater but Oke just loves the girls! Babs Sanford, thinking that Tom is a confirmed hater of women, decides to do something about it. So she changes places with the girl who cleans the boys’ room. She thinks this will really be a swell chance to get acquainted. But their romance is just blooming when Tom’s father comes with the girl he has picked out for Tom. Then Peaches tells the boys that the maid is really the wealthy Babs Sanford and not Birdie Laverne — the girl she has changed places with. This puts a different light on the subject, for she wasn’t just a little nobody as Tom’s father had put it. The play ends happily for everyone. PRISCILLA PUDVAH, ’50 ----WRHS------- STUDENT COUNCIL This year we have continued the Student Council which was insti- tuted by Mr. French in 1946. With the help of Mr. Cornthwaite, we have attempted to make the Student Council an important part of the activity at Wells River High. A good council should coordinate the students; it should teach them to work together; it should instill in the students the ideals of democracy which go to make our country strong. So far our council has not reached these goals but it has made extensive progress. We earnestly hope that soon the Student Council shall be an institution that Wells River High shall be very proud of. GEORGE HALL, ’49 — Ten — -

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DAILY EVENT The Seniors were seated all peaceably on their thrones, Every one working, the lazy queens and the busy drones. Some one looked at the clock, 8:30, and issued a command. Then quickly, a dangling rope is seized by a careful hand. Very carefully the rope was pulled down, And notes of warning rang through the town. For one full minute the bell did peal, And then carelessly, the hands their clasp did unseal. Then, squirming, upward it soared To stay, dangling eight feet above the floor board. But suddenly there was a great shout of laughter; Once again the bell rope had gone through the rafters. GEORGE MARTIN, ’49 ---WRHS— THE SEASONS I love the Summer, With its skies so bright. I love the Winter, With its snow so white. I love the Summer, With its cool, blue lakes. I love the Winter, With its cold snowflakes. But I hate the Spring, And I hate the Fall, Because there is too much work To be done by all. HOD SYMES, JR., ’51 — Tivelve —